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Jobs & commute in Halley

Jobs and the daily commute in Halley

The Census job records count 23 working residents of Halley and no jobs based in it. Hardly any stay in Halley for work; outside it, McGehee is the main destination (35%, 8 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who works in Halley, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 23 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

23live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night10
Workday0
10live here− 23head out to work+ 0come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Halley on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of Halley: the destinations

Dumas: 1 residents work here (4%)Rison: 1 residents work here (4%)McGehee: 8 residents work here (35%)Berryville: 1 residents work here (4%)Harrison: 1 residents work here (4%)Monticello: 1 residents work here (4%)Bentonville: 1 residents work here (4%)Russellville: 1 residents work here (4%)Conway: 1 residents work here (4%)Little Rock: 2 residents work here (9%)HalleyMcGeheeLittle RockDumasRisonBerryvilleHarrisonHalley
1
McGehee7.5 mi away
35%8
2
Little Rock101.3 mi away
9%2
3
Dumas25.7 mi away
4%1
4
Rison57.9 mi away
4%1
5
Berryville233.4 mi away
4%1
6
Harrison212.8 mi away
4%1
7
Monticello27.7 mi away
4%1
8
Bentonville254.9 mi away
4%1
9
Russellville158.6 mi away
4%1
10
Conway124.7 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
22%5
The top trips

Where Halley clocks in

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from Halley

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMcGehee: 35% · 7.5 miLittle Rock: 9% · 101.3 miDumas: 4% · 25.7 miRison: 4% · 57.9 miBerryville: 4% · 233.4 miHarrison: 4% · 212.8 miMonticello: 4% · 27.7 miBentonville: 4% · 254.9 miRussellville: 4% · 158.6 miConway: 4% · 124.7 miMcGehee 35%Little Rock 9%Dumas 4%Rison 4%Berryville 4%Halley
HalleyTop destinations (size = commuters)
36%Under 10 mi8 residents
5%10–24 mi1 residents
9%25–50 mi2 residents
50%Over 50 mi11 residents

About 50% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
  • Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Halley: questions

What is the poverty rate in Halley?

0.0%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Halley work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McGehee (35%, 8 mi), Little Rock (9%, 101 mi), Dumas (4%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Halley, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Halley

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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.